BorgWarner slides as broader market selloff hits cyclicals; investors also digest fresh insider-sale filings

BorgWarner (BWA) is down 7.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The drop appears primarily tied to a broad risk-off session in U.S. equities, which tends to pressure economically sensitive auto suppliers like BorgWarner. The move may also reflect profit-taking after the stock’s strong recent run and some added caution following newly posted insider-sale related filings.

Details:

U.S. stocks fell sharply as higher oil prices and rising Treasury yields rattled investors and weighed on risk appetite across the market.

BorgWarner is a cyclical automotive supplier, so a macro-driven selloff can translate into outsized declines versus the overall indexes when investors de-risk.

Insider transaction disclosures were posted in mid-May, including Form 4 activity and Rule 144-related notices, which can sometimes amplify short-term selling pressure even when the amounts are not large.

Earlier in May, the company reported first-quarter 2026 results and reaffirmed its full-year outlook; with no new company-specific announcement today, the selloff looks more market-driven than fundamentals-driven.

Sources:

Associated Press, BorgWarner Investor Relations, TipRanks

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$BWA Insider Trading Activity

$BWA insiders have traded $BWA stock on the open market 13 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 13 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BWA stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

TONIT M CALAWAY (EVP, CAO, Gen Counsel & Sec) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 39,746 shares for an estimated $2,371,812.
JOSEPH F. FADOOL (President and CEO) sold 29,000 shares for an estimated $1,951,853
TANIA WINGFIELD (EVP & CHRO) sold 17,867 shares for an estimated $1,133,302
VOLKER WENG (Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 10,000 shares for an estimated $650,350.
PAUL ARTHUR FARRELL (EVP & Chief Strategy Officer) sold 12,012 shares for an estimated $628,320
ISABELLE MCKENZIE (Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 9,458 shares for an estimated $594,398.
STEFAN DEMMERLE (Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 7,500 shares for an estimated $457,575.

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$BWA Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 331 institutional investors add shares of $BWA stock to their portfolio, and 364 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BLACKROCK, INC. removed 6,313,754 shares (-18.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $342,584,292
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 2,725,334 shares (+113.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $147,876,622
VANGUARD GROUP INC removed 2,604,225 shares (-9.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $117,346,378
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,703,576 shares (+22.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $76,763,134
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC removed 1,642,074 shares (-72.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $89,098,935
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB (PUBL) removed 1,386,625 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $75,238,272
QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD removed 1,293,632 shares (-43.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $70,192,472

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$BWA Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $BWA in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/09/2025
Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/24/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $BWA, check out Quiver Quantitative's $BWA forecast page.

$BWA Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $BWA recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $BWA in the last 6 months, with a median target of $70.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Rajat Gupta from JP Morgan set a target price of $75.0 on 05/14/2026
Dan Levy from Barclays set a target price of $75.0 on 05/07/2026
Itay Michaeli from TD Cowen set a target price of $67.0 on 05/07/2026
Joseph Spak from UBS set a target price of $61.0 on 05/07/2026
Colin Langan from Wells Fargo set a target price of $68.0 on 03/31/2026
Emmanuel Rosner from Wolfe Research set a target price of $68.0 on 03/25/2026
Chris McNally from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $75.0 on 02/17/2026

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